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Synonyms for surrender
səˈrɛn dərsur·ren·der
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Wiktionary
surrendernoun
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capitulationsurrendernoun
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.
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capitulationsurrendernoun
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
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capitulationsurrendernoun
The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
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capitulation
English Synonyms and Antonyms
surrender
To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.
Synonyms:
abandon, alienate, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, yield
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
resignation, surrendernoun
acceptance of despair
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yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fallAntonyms:
hold out, resist, withstand, stand firmgiving up, yielding, surrendernoun
a verbal act of admitting defeat
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fall, capitulation, forsaking, yielding, concession, resignation, giving up, concedingAntonyms:
withstand, hold out, stand firm, resistsurrendernoun
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
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yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fallAntonyms:
stand firm, resist, hold out, withstandcapitulation, fall, surrenderverb
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
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gloaming, giving up, autumn, declension, drop, pin, gloam, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, yielding, decline, declination, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, resignation, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilightAntonyms:
resist, withstand, hold out, stand firmsurrender, give upverb
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
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quit, allow, resign, deliver, chuck up the sponge, vacate, abandon, fall by the wayside, spare, free, give up, lay off, dispense with, drop out, part with, throw overboard, throw in the towel, forego, throw in, waive, renounce, release, drop by the wayside, forgo, cede, discontinue, kick, forfeit, stop, relinquish, ceaseAntonyms:
resist, stand firm, hold out, withstandsurrender, cede, deliver, give upverb
relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
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spare, fork up, extradite, rescue, abandon, hand over, forfeit, dispense with, return, resign, save, fork over, forgo, concede, have, relinquish, throw in, deport, part with, fall by the wayside, redeem, lay off, waive, throw overboard, allow, cease, throw in the towel, give up, grant, discontinue, turn in, birth, stop, render, pitch, cede, deliver, present, yield, chuck up the sponge, renounce, fork out, drop out, free, drive home, drop by the wayside, kick, release, vacate, forego, give birth, quit, bearAntonyms:
withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist
Dictionary of English Synonymes
surrenderverb
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relinquish, cede, yield, resign, forego, abdicate, abandon, give up, give over, deliver up, part withsurrenderverb
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yield, CAPITULATE, give up, give over, give in, give one's self up, strike one's flag or colors, cry quarter, cry quitssurrendernoun
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relinquishment, renunciation, cession, resignation, abandonment, CAPITULATION
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
surrendernoun
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relinquishment, capitulation, yieldingsurrenderverb
Synonyms:
relinquish, yield, abandon, capitulate, waive, remit
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "surrender":
capitulation, surrenders, remission, abandonment, delivery, abandon, waiver, renunciation, handover, surrendered, extradition, assignment, renounce, rendition, capitulate, furnishing, transfer, relinquish, retrocession, buyback, deliver, waive
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How to use surrender in a sentence?
He escaped justice during the taking of Dikwa by the Chadian army, but we know where he is. And if he refuses to surrender he will face the same fate as the others who perished in their defeat at Dikwa.
I can't promise that I won't worry, that I won't hurt, that I will be immune to such. Sometimes my mind can be difficult to control, but I promise to try, with no possibility of surrender.
You should decide the case for yourself but only after you should have discussed the case with your fellow jurors and have carefully considered their views, you should not hesitate to re-examine your views and change your opinion if you become convinced they are erroneous, but you should not surrender your honest opinion simply because other jurors disagree, or merely to reach a verdict.
After careful consideration, the Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license.
There are some on both the right and the left who want to exploit the current crisis by calling on Americans to surrender our constitutional liberties as the only way to ensure our safety.
Translations for surrender
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- استسلام, استسلمArabic
- kapitulieren, Kapitulation, Ergebung, sich ergebenGerman
- παραδίνομαι, παράδοσηGreek
- kapitulacoEsperanto
- abandonar, capitular, rendir, rendirse, entregarSpanish
- loovutama, allaandmine, alistumaEstonian
- luovuttaminen, antautuminen, luopuminen, antautua, luovuttaa, luovutusFinnish
- abandon, capituler, reddition, capitulation, se rendreFrench
- thoir suas, gèilleadh, thoir thairis, gèillScottish Gaelic
- menyerahIndonesian
- arrendersiItalian
- 自首する, 放棄する, 放棄, 譲渡, 降伏, 投降, 降服, 降服する, 自首, 投降する, 譲渡するJapanese
- haurarotanga, whakahauraro, hauraroMāori
- overgaveDutch
- render, entregar, capitular, render-se, entregar-sePortuguese
- капитуляция, сдавать, сдача, сдаваться, сдаться, сдать, капитулироватьRussian
- ge sig, ge uppSwedish
- లొంగుబాటు, లొంగిపోTelugu
- teslim olmak, teslim olma, teslim etmekTurkish
- đầu hàngVietnamese
- 投降Chinese
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